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Get Tested Coronavirus Testing Blitz Throughout Pima County August 11 To 19

The Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs are sponsoring testing blitzes for COVID-19 this month.

August 7, 2020

Pima County Health Department, Arizona Department of Health Services, and the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs are sponsoring testing blitzes for COVID-19 this month.

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Up to 20,000 PCR tests will be administered by the Federal Emergency Management throughout Pima County.


Register in advance

You must pre-register to take part in the testing blitz, August 11–19.

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Register here

Click on Arizona in the table, then register.

  1. If you've never been to this site before, go to the New Users Sign-Up Here box and click Register.
  2. Fill out your personal information.
  3. Click Register.
  4. Create a username and password - remember to write these down!
  5. Click Sign in.
  6. Read and Accept the COVID-19 Test Consent and Authorization.
  7. Follow directions on the screen to set up your test date and time.

Read more about this testing.


Testing locations, dates, and times

Date and Time
Community Served
Site Location

August 11, 2020, 10 am - 3 pm
Ajo / Sells
Ajo High School
111 N. Well Rd., Ajo, AZ 85321

August 12, 2020, 2 pm - 6 pm
Three Points
Robles Junction Community Center
16150 W. Ajo Hwy., Tucson, AZ 85735

August 13, 2020, 10 am - 6 pm
Marana / Avra Valley / Picture Rocks
Wheeler Taft Abbett, Sr. Library
7800 N. Schisler Dr., Tucson, AZ 85743* Please note: Library curbside services will be managed in the Northside parking lot on this date. Please follow signs.

August 14, 2020, 9 am - 4 pm
Green Valley / Sahuarita
Green Valley Recreation Desert Hills Center
2980 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley, AZ 85622

August 15, 2020, 10 am - 6 pm
Vail / Corona de Tucson
Pima County Fairgrounds
11300 S. Houghton Rd., Tucson, AZ 85747

August 16, 2020, 10 am - 6 pm
Catalina / Oro Valley
Coronado K-8 School
3401 E. Wilds Rd., Tucson, AZ 85739

August 17, 2020, 10 am - 6 pm
Rillito Racetrack
4502 N. 1st Ave., Tucson, AZ 85718

August 18, 2020, 10 am - 6 pm
Sunnyside Area
Sunnyside High School
1725 E. Bilby Rd., Tucson, AZ 85706

August 19, 2020, 10 am - 6 pm
South of I-10, East of I-19, and North of Valencia
Tucson Rodeo Grounds
4823 S. 6th Ave., Tucson, AZ 85714

Can't make these dates? Don't worry. There is ongoing, free testing available.

Pima County offers free COVID-19 testing by appointment.

See testing sites and schedule your test here.


This press release was produced by the Pima County Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.